UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION MEMORANDUM DATE: March 1, 2013 SUBJECT: Crop Grouping – Part X: Analysis of the USDA IR-4 Petition to Amend the Crop Group Regulation 40 CFR § 180.41 (c) (25) and Commodity Definitions [40 CFR 180.1 (g)] Related to the Proposed Crop Group 23 Tropical and Subtropical Fruit – Edible Peel. PC Code: NA DP Barcode: NA Decision No.: NA Registration No.: NA Petition No.: NA Regulatory Action: Crop Grouping Regulation Risk Assessment Type: None Case No.: NA TXR No.: NA CAS No.: NA MRID No.: 482971-01 40 CFR: 180.41 (c) (25) and 180.1 (g) FROM: Bernard A. Schneider, Ph.D., Senior Plant Physiologist Chemistry and Exposure Branch Health Effects Division (7509P) THROUGH: Donna Davis and Donald Wilbur, Ph.D., Chairpersons HED Chemistry Science Advisory Council (ChemSAC) Health Effects Division (7509P) TO: Barbara Madden, Minor Use Officer Risk Integration, Minor Use, and Emergency Response Branch (RIMUERB) Registration Division (7505P) cc: IR-4 Project, Bill Barney, Jerry Baron, Dan Kunkel, Debbie Carpenter, Van Starner 2 ACTION REQUESTED: William P. Barney, Crop Grouping Project Coordinator, and Kathryn Homa, Assistant Coordinator, USDA Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4), State Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University has submitted a petition (November 16, 2010) on behalf of the IR-4 Project, and the Tropical Fruits Workgroup of the International Crop Grouping Consulting Committee (ICGCC) to establish a new Crop Group (40 CFR § 180.41) Crop Group 23, Tropical and Subtropical Fruit – Edible Peel Group, and propose addition of Commodity Definitions 40 CFR 180.1 (g). The above-mentioned Tropical and Subtropical fruit crop group petition requested the following five proposals: 1. Establish a new crop group in 40 CFR 180.41 (c) as “Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, Edible Peel”. 2. Add the following 108 commodities to this new crop group: 1. Açaí, Euterpe oleracea Mart., (Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)) 2. Acerola, Malpighia emarginata DC., (Malpighiaceae) 3. African plum, Vitex doniana Sweet, (Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) (also placed in Verbenaceae)) 4. Agritos, Berberis trifoliolata Moric., (Berberidaceae) 5. Almondette, Buchanania lanzan Spreng., (Anacardiaceae) 6. Ambarella, Spondias dulcis Sol. ex Parkinson, (Anacardiaceae) 7. Apak palm, Brahea dulcis (Kunth) Mart., (Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)) 8. Appleberry, Billardiera scandens Sm., (Pittosporaceae) 9. Arazá, Eugenia stipitata McVaugh, (Myrtaceae) 10. Arbutus Berry, Arbutus unedo L., (Ericaceae) 11. Babaco, Vasconcellea x heilbornii (V. M. Badillo) V. M. Badillo, (Caricaceae) 12. Bacaba palm, Oenocarpus bacaba Mart., (Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)) 13. Bacaba-de-leque, Oenocarpus distichus Mart., (Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)) 14. Bayberry, Red, Morella rubra Lour., (Myricaceae) 15. Bignay, Antidesma bunius (L.) Spreng., (Phyllanthaceae (also placed in Euphorbiaceae, Stilaginaceae)) 16. Bilimbi, Averrhoa bilimbi L., (Oxalidaceae (also placed in Averrhoaceae)) 17. Breadnut, Brosimum alicastrum Sw., (Moraceae) 18. Cabeluda, Plinia glomerata (O. Berg) Amshoff, (Myrtaceae) 19. Cajou (pseudofruit), Anacardium giganteum Hance ex Engl., (Anacardiaceae) 20. Cambucá, Marlierea edulis Nied., (Myrtaceae) 21. Carandas-plum, Carissa edulis Vahl, (Apocynaceae) 22. Carob, Ceratonia siliqua L., (Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) (also placed in Caesalpiniaceae)) 23. Cashew (pseudofruit), Anacardium occidentale L., (Anacardiaceae) 24. Ceylon iron wood, Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard, (Sapotaceae) 25. Ceylon olive, Elaeocarpus serratus L., (Elaeocarpaceae) 26. Cherry-of-the-Rio-Grande, Eugenia aggregata (Vell.) Kiaersk., (Myrtaceae) 2 3 27. Chinese olive, black, Canarium tramdenum C. D. Dai& Yakovlev, (Burseraceae) 28. Chinese olive, white, Canarium album (Lour.) Raeusch., (Burseraceae) 29. Chirauli-nut, Buchanania latifolia Roxb., (Anacardiaceae) 30. Ciruela verde, Bunchosia armeniaca (Cav.) DC., (Malpighiaceae) 31. Cocoplum, Chrysobalanus icaco L., (Chrysobalanaceae) 32. Date, Phoenix dactylifera L., (Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)) 33. Davidson's plum, Davidsonia pruriens F. Muell., (Cunoniaceae (also placed in Davidsoniaceae)) 34. Desert-date, Balanites aegyptiacus (L.) Delile, (Zygophyllaceae (also placed in Balanitaceae)) 35. Doum palm coconut, Hyphaene thebaica (L.) Mart., (Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)) 36. False sandalwood, Ximenia americana L., (Olacaceae) 37. Feijoa, Acca sellowiana (O. Berg) Burret, (Myrtaceae) 38. Fig, Ficus carica L., (Moraceae) 39. Fragrant Manjack, Cordia dichotoma G. Forst., (Boraginaceae) 40. Gooseberry, Abyssinian, Dovyalis abyssinica (A. Rich.) Warb., (Salicaceae (also placed in Flacourtiaceae)) 41. Gooseberry, Ceylon, Dovyalis hebecarpa (Gardner) Warb., (Salicaceae (also placed in Flacourtiaceae)) 42. Gooseberry, Indian, Phyllanthus emblica L., (Phyllanthaceae (also placed in Euphorbiaceae)) 43. Gooseberry, Otaheite, Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels, (Phyllanthaceae (also placed in Euphorbiaceae)) 44. Governor's plum, Flacourtia indica (Burm. F.) Merr., (Salicaceae (also placed in Flacourtiaceae)) 45. Grumichama, Eugenia brasiliensis Lam, (Myrtaceae) 46. Guabiroba, Campomanesia xanthocarpa O. Berg, (Myrtaceae) 47. Guava, Psidium guajava L., (Myrtaceae) [Includes by crop definition: 48. Guava berry, Myrciaria floribunda (H. West ex Willd.) O. Berg, (Myrtaceae) 49. Guava, Brazilian, Psidium guineense Sw., (Myrtaceae) 50. Guava, Cattley, Psidium cattleianum Sabine, (Myrtaceae) 51. Guava, Costa Rican, (Psidium friedrichsthalianum (O. Berg) Nied.), (Myrtaceae) 52. Guava, Para, Psidium acutangulum DC., (Myrtaceae) 53. Guava, purple strawberry, Psidium cattleianum Sabine var. cattleianum, (Myrtaceae) 54. Guava, strawberry, Psidium cattleianum Sabine var. littorale (Raddi) Fosberg, (Myrtaceae) 55. Guava, yellow strawberry, Psidium cattleianum Sabine var. cattleianum forma lucidum O. Deg., (Myrtaceae) 56. Guayabillo, (Psidium sartorianum (O. Berg) Nied.) 57. Illawarra plum, Podocarpus elatus R. Br. Ex Endl., (Podocarpaceae) 58. Imbé, Garcinia livingstonei T. Anderson, (Clusiaceae (alt. Guttiferae)) 59. Imbu, Spondias tuberosa Arruda ex Kost., (Anacardiaceae) 60. Indian-plum, Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.). (basionym), (Salicaceae (also placed in Flacourtiaceae)) 61. Jaboticaba, Myrciaria cauliflora (Mart.) O. Berg, (Myrtaceae) 62. Jamaica-cherry, Muntingia calabura L., (Muntingiaceae, ((also placed in Elaeocarpaceae, Tiliaceae)) 63. Jambolan, Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels, (Myrtaceae) 64. Jelly palm, Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc., (Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)) 65. Jujube, Chinese, Ziziphus jujuba Mill., (Rhamnaceae) 66. Jujube, Indian, Ziziphus mauritiana Lam., (Rhamnaceae) 67. Kaffir-plum, Harpephyllum caffrum Bernh. Ex C. Krauss, (Anacardiaceae) 68. Kakadu plum, Terminalia latipes Benth. Subsp. psilocarpa Pedley, (Combretaceae) 3 4 69. Kapundung, Baccaurea racemosa (Reinw.) Mull. Arg., (Phyllanthaceae (also placed in Euphorbiaceae)) 70. Karanda, Carissa carandas L., (Apocynaceae) 71. Kwai muk, Artocarpus hypargyreus Hance ex Benth., (Moraceae) 72. Lemon aspen, Acronychia acidula F. Muell., (Rutaceae) 73. Mangaba, Hancornia speciosa Gomes, (Apocynaceae) 74. Marian plum, Bouea macrophylla Griff., (Anacardiaceae) 75. Mombin, Malayan, Spondias pinnata (J. Koenig ex L. f.) Kurz, (Anacardiaceae) 76. Mombin, purple, Spondias purpurea L., (Anacardiaceae) 77. Mombin, yellow, Spondias mombin L., (Anacardiaceae) 78. Monkeyfruit, Artocarpus lacucha Buch.-Ham., (Moraceae) 79. Monos plum, Pseudanamomis umbellulifera (Kunth) Kausel, (Myrtaceae) 80. Mountain cherry, Bunchosia cornifolia Kunth, (Malpighiaceae) 81. Nance, Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) Kunth, (Malpighiaceae) 82. Natal plum, Carissa macrocarpa (Eckl.) A.DC, (Apocynaceae) 83. Noni, Morinda citrifolia L., (Rubiaceae) 84. Olive, Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea, (Oleaceae) 85. Papaya, Mountain, Vasconcellea pubescens A. DC., (Caricaceae) 86. Patauá, Oenocarpus bataua Mart., (Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)) 87. Peach palm, Bactris gasipaes Kunth var. gasipaes, (Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)) 88. Persimmon, black, Diospyros texana Scheele, (Ebenaceae) 89. Persimmon, Japanese, Diospyros kaki Thunb., (Ebenaceae) 90. Pitomba, Eugenia luschnathiana Klotzsch ex O. Berg, (Myrtaceae) 91. Plum-of-Martinique, Flacourtia inermis Roxb., (Salicaceae (also placed in Flacourtiaceae)) 92. Pomerac, Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry, (Myrtaceae) 93. Rambai, Baccaurea motleyana (Mull. Arg.) Mull. Arg., (Phyllanthaceae) 94. Rose apple, Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston, (Myrtaceae) 95. Rukam, Flacourtia rukam Zoll. & Moritizi, (Salicaceae (also placed in Flacourtiaceae)) 96. Rumberry, Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) Mc Vaugh, (Myrtaceae) 97. Sea grape, Coccoloba uvifera (L.) L., (Polygonaceae) 98. Sentul, Sandoricum koetjape (Burm. F.) Merr., (Meliaceae) 99. Sete-capotes, Campomanesia guazumifolia (Cambess.) O. Berg, (Myrtaceae) 100. Silver aspen, Acronychia wilcoxiana (F. Muell.) T.G. Hartley, (Rutaceae) 101. Starfruit, Averrhoa carambola L., (Oxalidaceae (also placed in Averrhoaceae)) 102. Surinam cherry, Eugenia uniflora L., (Myrtaceae) 103. Tamarind, Tamarindus indica L., (Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) (also placed in Caesalpiniaceae)) 104. Uvalha, Eugenia pyriformis Cambess., (Myrtaceae) 105. Water apple, Syzygium aqueum (Burm. F.) Alston, (Myrtaceae) 106. Water pear, Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC., (Myrtaceae) 107. Water berry, Syzygium cordatum Hochst. Ex C. Krauss, (Myrtaceae) 108. Wax jambu, Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L.M.Perry, (Myrtaceae). And cultivars,